Write Where You Live: Successful Freelancing at Home Without Driving Yourself and Your Family Crazy [Hardcover]

Elaine Fantle Shimberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1999

Housewife-turned-professional writer Shimberg combines practical writing/business instruction with her own enlightening experiences to give readers a firm grasp on the issues facing home-based writers.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 234 pages
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books; 1St Edition edition (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898798728
• ISBN-13: 978-0898798722
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,462,884 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Elaine Fantle Shimberg was born in Yankton, South Dakota in 1937. She grew up in Fort Dodge, Iowa, detailed in her memoir, GROWING UP JEWISH IN SMALL TOWN AMERICA, although her last two years of her teens was in Sioux City, Iowa. She graduated from Northwestern University. Her first book was published in 1979 and her memoir marks her 23rd book. She's appeared on numerous national radio and TV shows including the TODAY show and AM CHICAGO where she was interviewed by then-little known Oprah.For five years she co-hosted a women's talk show on WFLA-TV in Tampa. Her RELIEF FROM IBS was selected as one of "Best Lay Medical Books for Public Libraries" by LIBRARY JOURNAL. Her articles have appeared in READER'S DIGEST, MEN'S HEALTH, SEVENTEEN, ESSENCE,WRITER'S DIGEST, and others. In 2002, she received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the University of South Florida. She served as chairman of the Board for Tampa's St. Joseph's Hospitals and presently is the chairman of the Hospitals' Foundation. Elaine is married, has five adult children, and ten grandchildren. She resides in Tampa, Florida and spends much of her summer in Maine.

Customer Reviews

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She's done it again- Elaine Fantle Shimberg is great, October 1, 1999

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This review is from: Write Where You Live: Successful Freelancing at Home Without Driving Yourself and Your Family Crazy (Hardcover)

You know, Elaine Fantle Shimberg is fantastic. I picked up her book about 20 years ago, How To Be A Successful Housewife Writer, and I began to write that evening and have been doing it professionally ever since. I've written in my laundry area, on my couch, in the living room, and finally in my own home office.

Elaine proves that you can write anywhere, and she wipes away those excuses we give for not being published. She's been where we are, and she lets you know that others have too. The difference between published and not published is believing enough in your work to do it every single day.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You've convinced me!!, August 13, 2000

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Elizabeth M. Filoramo "lils40" (NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Write Where You Live: Successful Freelancing at Home Without Driving Yourself and Your Family Crazy (Hardcover)

I have been writing on my own for a while but with no purpose. I found that her book gave me purpose and direction. It put all my hopes and aspirations onto a solid path. She is very humerous and real. At the same time she manages to stick to the point and get it across. Her positive words really make you think that this could become a reality. Despite my busy life with the children I feel like this is something I can undertake. The book also gave the names of great reference books that will help me focus my writing in certain directions. Her point about writing things that pertain to your life, like raising children, marriage or being a woman opened up a world of material for me. She does a good job also on informing the reader on how to research an article or book with out getting lost in the research and never actually writing. I think that the book is very reader friendly in every aspect.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better the second time, July 31, 2003

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"damienriley" (Victorville, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Write Where You Live: Successful Freelancing at Home Without Driving Yourself and Your Family Crazy (Hardcover)

This book is not a get rich quick method to sell your writing. For that reason, I put it back on the shelf when I read it a year ago without being impressed. Recently, however, as I found myself reading it again, I found the practical advice helpful for me now that I am truly committed to becoming a writer. The advice about committing to regular schedules for writing, as well as the family advice on managing your time while not ignoring your kids is awesome. I have been inspired to write about the things closer to home now that I am committed to my profession. I recommend this for writers who want to add quality to their craft, not necessarily immediate digits to their paycheck!